Pencil holder



W. J. WHITE PENCIL HOLDER Nov. 24', 1925. 1562,8'56

F'iled Jan. 2. 1924 Noe 2d, 1925,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. WI'ITE, OF SAN FRANGSCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIG'NOR OF ONE-HALE TO WILLIAM H. GILBERT, GF FRANCIEC, CALIFORNA.

PENCIL I-IOLDER.

Application filed January 2, 1924.

To ([ZZ wlzom 'may co'ncer'n,.'

le it known that I, Trnnrnliij J. VVHrrn,

a citizen of the United States, residing` atv San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have ini'ented new and useful lniprovenients in Pencil Holderil, of which the followingl is a speciiication.

This invention relates to in'iproveinents in pencil holders of the type exeniplii'ied in my application for U. S. Letters Patent filed Feb. 5, 1923, Elerial No. 616,983, and resides in the provision of a small, compact and siinpli" constrncted holder which provides for a inore positive and reliahle holding` of the pencil in place while perniitting of an easicr and quicker nronnting' of a pencil in the holder than is possible with other types of pencil holders of which l. ani aware.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a pcncil holder of the character described wherein the pencil may be inoved lateralliv into the holder and held therein a tter having been inserted in the pocket, thus doingv away with the aiining of the pencil and necessity of carefull)Y watchingl the nimfeuient thereof in order to insert it in place as required with other types of l iolders.

Another object is to provide a holder haviup; a speciall'y constructed means for lockimg the peucil against latcral or sidewise iuoi'ernent out of the holder, which means does not interfere with the quick inoui'iting of the pencil in place or interfere with the upward withdrawal of the pencil.

lVith the ah'ove inentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and coi'nbination of parts hereinafter descrihed, illustrat-ed in the ae coinpanying drawings, and set forth in the claiins hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the forin, proporti'on, size and minor details of construo tion within the scope of theclain'is inay be resorted to without departing froin the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Referring` to the drawing:

Fig. 1 represents a fraginentary front ele vation of a pocket showing attached thereto, with a pencil hold therein, the holder of the invention, the peneil being shown in dotted lines in a position from which it may be Serial No. 683,897.

inoved laterally .in the pocket in order to engage in the holder.

lflg. 2 reprcsents a t'op front elevation of the holder.

Fig. 3 represents a rear elevation of the holder.

Fig. 4trepresents a side elevation of the holder.

Fig. 5 1'e].resents a top plan view of the holder.

Fig. represents a top plan view of the hlank from which the holder is forined.

The holder' is construeted fr'oin a single piece of thin resilient sheet metal stainped into the blank form shown in Fig. andv .then bent as will be herein deseribed to provide the special construction of the invention.

The blank comprises essentiallyv an elongated strip l, having projecting from a point near but spaced fr'oin one end thereofy lateral portions 2 and 3 of which the latter is longer and on its free edge is provided with teeth ll. The strip 1 is doubled ii'itermediate of its ends, that is, hent hack upon itself, to provide spaced parallel jaws 5 and (i, the one 5 beingl shorter than the one 6 and having the teet-h Li on the free end thereof hent substantially right angularly and extended towards the jaw (i. The bend in the strip l1 is f'orn'ied so that the latcral portions 2 and 3 are disposed near hut spaoed slightly helow the upper end of the jaws. The projection 3 is bent back upon itself so as to extend prefei'ahly across the j aw 6 in spaced suhstantially parallel relation thereto and in the saine relation to the projection 2, said member being Curved where bent. This provides a suhstantially U-shaped clip for the pencil, which clip 'opens on the side. ot the holder and permits of a lateral insertion of a peneil into the clip froni a positioin for example, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The slight downward spacing of the portions 2 and 3 from the upper end of the jaws 5 and 6 provides for concealing of the portions below the upper edge of the pocket: A, shown in Fig. 1.

In the projection 3, the metal between the longitndinal edges is struck out to form a clainping tongue 7, the free end of which is disposed adjacent the inner end of the clip. This tongue from v,where joined with the port-ion 3 extends rearwardly and in- 1)' out of the holder.

wurdly towurds the (i for n (flistancc equal to substantiully half the length of the tongue as shown ut S and froin then on is of arcuate form 21s shown at 9, in order that said arcuate portion will engage and conforin to the pencil. The portions 8 und 9 define a lockinp` shoulder 10 which Yieldingly engnges the pencil so as to prevent un unintentionul lateral inoveinent of the pencil out of the holder.

The grip provided is sutiicient to hold the pencil against dropping out of the holder but ns above stated, perinits of u free withdruwnl of the pencil directly upward- Due to the spring' tongue for lockingl the pencil in place andl against being` inoved laterally out through the clip, it is possible to provide 21` light,

strong clip which is not subject to being` easily derung'ed or bent out of Shape. By provision of the spring tongue 7, the outer member of the U-shaiped slip forined by bending the member 8 described, need not be bcnt out of straight line extending substantinlly parallel to the opposed faces of the jaw 6 and member 2.

lthough the spring tongue permits thepencil to be readily inserted laterally into the clip, it acts as a lock to prevent latV- eral inovemeut of the pencil out of the clip. This is essential in thut when the pencil is held in the clip it is subject to being accideutnlh'v engagcd such as would cause it to be inoved lnterilly out of the clip.

I claiin:

1. A pencil holder comprising opposed resilient jaws adapted to clainp between them the outer wall of u gnrinent pocket, a lnterally opening clip on one of the jaws in which clip :1 pencil inny be lnoved side wise in the lateral opening therein in zil the holder is inounted. n. lnterally opening' clip on one of the jaws into which clip zi pencil is reniovable sidewise through the leteral opening' und a resilient tongue carried by said clip extending` first outwardly and reei'wiirdly from one side of the clip towurds the other side end then being bent for the rernninder of its length into an arcuate form.

VILLIAM J. lVHIT-E. 

